Montana Code Annotated 1997

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     7-33-2108. Mutual aid agreements -- request if no agreement exists -- definitions. (1) A mutual aid agreement is an agreement for protection against natural disasters, incidents, or emergencies or disasters, incidents, or emergencies caused by persons.
     (2) Fire district trustees may enter mutual aid agreements with the proper authority of:
     (a) other fire districts;
     (b) unincorporated municipalities;
     (c) incorporated municipalities;
     (d) state agencies;
     (e) private fire-prevention agencies;
     (f) federal agencies;
     (g) fire service areas; and
     (h) governing bodies of other political subdivisions.
     (3) If the fire district trustees have not concluded a mutual aid agreement, then the trustees, a representative of the trustees, or an incident commander may request assistance pursuant to 10-3-209.
     (4) As used in this section, "incidents", "disasters", or "emergencies" has the meaning ascribed to the term in 10-3-103.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 107, L. 1911; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 19, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5149, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 5149, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 97, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 75, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 77, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 118, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 2, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 333, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 120, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2010(d); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 149, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 1997.

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